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Saint Vincent offers mid-day acoustic guitar concert

Saint Vincent College will present an acoustic guitar performance on Thursday afternoon on its campus in Unity. Joseph Materkowsk, a singer songwriter and professor in the college’s fine arts department, will play cover songs from the 1950s to today as well as original compositions as part of the Music at...
Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show

NEW YORK — Rihanna will take center stage at February’s Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the NFL announced Sunday along with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Apple...
Elton John plays White House lawn as part of farewell tour

WASHINGTON — Elton John said Friday that he’d played in some beautiful venues, but the stage in front of the White House, beneath a massive tent on a perfect autumn night, was “probably the icing on the cake.” Then he kicked off the show with “Your Song,” his first big...
‘Revolutionary But Gorgeous’ captures Pittsburgh activist, rapper’s emotional turmoilVideo

As Pittsburgh activist, podcast host and rapper Farooq Al-Saïd was writing what became his new record, “Revolutionary But Gorgeous,” he was going through a dark period in his life. “I had come to a point where I’d cry as part of my workout and keep moving, but I didn’t feel...
Ari Lennox’s ‘age/sex/location’ revels in infatuationVideo

NEW YORK — Writer’s block confined Ari Lennox during the creation of her latest album, “age/sex/location,” but her label head and friend, rap superstar J. Cole, suggested she begin journaling to unlock her creativity. “He was like, ‘I just want you to write and just don’t stop for a certain...
Goo Goo Dolls at top of their game in stunning Stage AE showVideo

When one thinks of great bands from the 1990s, the Goo Goo Dolls may not be among the first ones that come to mind. But Thursday evening at Stage AE on the North Shore, the band with one of rock ‘n’ roll’s strangest names emptied its large sack of hit...
Donnie Iris to celebrate 80th birthday with UPMC Events Center bash

First it was Paul McCartney, who turned 80 last June. Now it’s “King Cool” Donnie Iris’ turn to celebrate eight decades on the planet. Iris announced plans Tuesday for an 80th birthday bash on March 11, 2023, at the UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University in Moon with special...
Elton John bids farewell to Pittsburgh in final Steel City performanceVideo

It seems we’ve been down this Yellow Brick Road before. Elton John brought his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour” to PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday night. “It’s our last time in Pennsylvania, so we’ve got to make it extra special,” John said. He certainly did. John didn’t...
Rapper PnB Rock fatally shot in Los Angeles restaurant

LOS ANGELES — Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in South Los Angeles, according to police and his representatives. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was eating inside a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant with his girlfriend Monday afternoon when a suspect approached their...
‘Rosalía is the truth’: How a Spanish flamenco singer defied convention and rewired pop

MEXICO CITY — “It was like I almost drowned!” Inside one of Mexico City’s posh five-star hotels, Rosalía sinks into a cushy office chair across from me, already winded on the third day of her Latin American tour, in support of her universally acclaimed album, “Motomami.” If it wasn’t from...
Review: Jann Wenner’s memoir looks at his rock, rolling role

“Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir” (Little, Brown) Jann S. Wenner takes us on a long, strange trip with his accessible and entertaining rock ‘n’ roll memoir. As the founder, co-editor and publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, Wenner had an unusual back stage pass to the rock ‘n’ roll revolution...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band bring Beatles hits and more to PittsburghVideo

Ringo Starr may not be everyone’s favorite Beatle, but an evening spent under the same roof with any Beatle has to be considered time well spent. And so it was for a far less than capacity, but enthusiastic, crowd at PPG Paints Arena Saturday night as the former Beatles drummer...
Weird Al gives himself the Weird Al treatment in new biopicVideo

TORONTO — When a young, bespectacled Al Yankovic picked up an accordion, few — especially Al, himself — would have predicted the long-running show-business career that would follow. But can you imagine if they did? That every step of Yankovic’s way — the first Hawaiian shirt, the epiphany of riffing...
Blake Shelton includes Pittsburgh stop on 2023 tour

Country music superstar Blake Shelton is returning to the road in 2023 and Pittsburgh is one of the places on his 18 city tour. Shelton will play PPG Paints Arena on March 24 as part of the “Back to the Honky Tonk Tour.” Included in the tour are CMA Female...
Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association Awards nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories including album of the year, female vocalist of the year and song of the year. Wilson is only...
Justin Bieber suspends remainder of Justice World Tour

Justin Bieber has suspended the rest of his world tour to focus on his health. A day after he posted photos from his Brazil performance at the Rock in Rio festival, he told TMZ he was canceling the remaining 70 shows scheduled through March 2023 in South America, Asia, Australia,...

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